Clemmens Schlaadt, (1895-29/5/1050). "no outriggers had been used"

INQUEST CONCLUDED

Man Crushed By Crane 

The inquest into the death of Clemmens Theodor Carl Schlaadt, a steam crane driver, of Dunedin, was concluded yesterday before Mr J. G. Warrington, S.M sitting as coroner. The finding of the court was that Schlaadt had died on May 29 at Dunedin from shock and haemorrhage from multiple injuries, including fractures of the pelvis and right femur, received when the steam crane he was driving at the Hillside Workshops overbalanced. 

A. W. Dawson, a skilled labourer at Hillside, said Schlaadt had picked up a load of steel from a trolley at his request. It had been carried along the tracks and an attempt was made to load a truck on tracks running parallel to those the crane was running on. The crane had overbalanced and Schlaadt had been caught between the cab of the crane and a pile of steel billets lying between the tracks. 

The stores foreman at Hillside, A. A. G. Beer, said that the deceased was carrying out his normal duties at the time of the incident. 

E. F. Hamilton, the works manager, said no mechanical fault had caused the crane to overturn. It had lifted 3 ton 4cwt of steel, but no outriggers had been used. When the load had been lifted, the jib was in line with the tracks; when the load had been swung out at right angles to the track, it had overturned. Outriggers were available to the driver and were to be used for lifts of over one ton.

Other evidence was given by Dr D Montgomerv. senior casualty officer, Dunedin Hospital, Dr W S Alexander, senior lecturer in pathologv at the Otago Medical School, A. E Parsons, skilled labourer at Hillside, H C. Brown, stock checker and Sister R. Niven.  -Otago Daily Times, 24/6/1950.

BEREAVEMENT NOTICES

SCHLAADT. — Mrs Schlaadt and family of the late Clemmens Schlaadt wish to Thank all relations and friends for their floral tributes, cards, telegrams and personal messages of sympathy in their recent sad loss. Special Thanks to the nurse and ambulance men of Hillside Workshops for their kind attention. Please accept this as a personal acknowledgment.   -Otago Daily Times, 24/6/1950.

Andersons Bay Cemetery, Dunedin.